Phrasal verbs

Question 1

Jonathan ___ ski really well and he often wins his races.

Answer 1

Jonathan can
ski really well and he often wins his races.

Question 2

I ___ go to the party but I’m still not sure

Answer 2

I might go to the party but I’m still not sure.

Question 3

I think you ___ go out more and meet new people.

Answer 3

I think you should go out more and meet new people.

Question 4

You ____ come with us if you don’t want to.

Answer 4

You don’t have to come with us if you don’t want to.

Question 5

I ____ go out later with my parents but I don’t really know.

Answer 5

I might go out later with my parents but I don’t really know.

Question 6

____ you please phone me in the evening?

Answer 6

Could you please phone me in the evening?

Question 7

She ____ come with us because she’s broken her leg.

Answer 7

She can’t come with us because she’s broken her leg.

Question 8

____ I have a look at those shoes in the window, please?

Answer 8

Could I have a look at those shoes in the window, please?

Question 9

We ____ pay for the tickets because my dad won them.

Answer 9

We didn’t have to pay for the tickets because my dad won them.

Question 10

You really ____ make such a fuss about the old clothes you are wearing!

Answer 10

You really shouldn’t make such a fuss about the old clothes you are wearing!

Question 11

I hope we ____ find the cinema easily.

Answer 11

I hope we can find the cinema easily.

Question 12

____ you swim when you were 10?

Answer 12

Could you swim when you were 10?

Question 13

We ____ get to the meeting on time yesterday, because the train was delayed by one hour.

Answer 13

We couldn’t get to the meeting on time yesterday, because the train was delayed by one hour.

Question 14

The museum is free. You ____ pay to get in.

Answer 14

The museum is free. You don’t have to pay to get in.

Question 15

He’s amazing, he ____
speak five languages, including Chinese.

Answer 15

He’s amazing, he can
speak five languages, including Chinese.

Question 16

I ____ drive a car until I was 34. Then I moved to the countryside, so I had to learn.

Answer 16

I couldn’t drive a car until I was 34. Then I moved to the countryside, so I had to learn.

Question 17

I looked everywhere for my glasses but I ____
find them anywhere.

Answer 17

I looked everywhere for my glasses but I couldn’t
find them anywhere.

Question 18

Children ____ tell lies. It’s very naughty.

Answer 18

Children mustn’t tell lies. It’s very naughty.

Question 19

It’s very cold today. Do you think it ____ snow later?

Answer 19

It’s very cold today. Do you think it might snow later?

Question 20

You ____ leave your door unlocked when you go out.

Answer 20

You shouldn’t leave your door unlocked when you go out.

Question 21

They ____ have filled the car with petrol before they set off.

Answer 21

They ought to have filled the car with petrol before they set off.

Question 22

My motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere, but luckily I ____ to fix it.

Answer 22

My motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere, but luckily I was able to fix it.

Question 23

Mum says we ____ watch TV after we’ve finished our homework.

Answer 23

Mum says we can watch TV after we’ve finished our homework.

Question 24

This is impossible, it ____ be a mistake!

Answer 24

This is impossible, it must be a mistake!

Question 25

Jim ____ have seen me because he walked past without saying 'Hello'.

Answer 25

Jim **couldn't** have seen me because he walked past without saying 'Hello'.